CHAPTER 11

BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM AND REMOVING ROADBLOCKS

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the

self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in

themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.

—Sam Walton

Self-Esteem and Acknowledgment

Why are we making such a big deal about acknowledging our past successes? Because of its impact on our self-esteem. Research has shown over and over again that the more you acknowledge your past successes, the more confident you become in taking on and successfully accomplishing new challenges.

One of the best boosters of self-esteem is getting things done well. Have you ever felt terrible about yourself because of all the things that you had not done or the long list of things that you did ...

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